In pictures: Bombardier's big plans for a small jet

At the Paris Air Show, Bombardier announced a new U.K. airline has ordered 10 of its smaller CSeries plane, the CS100. The order is valued at $628-million (U.S.) Here, the CS100 is unveiled at the company's production facility in Quebec in March.

Bombardier has booked 177 firm orders for the jet, which seats 100 to 149 passengers. The manufacturer is aiming for 300 firm orders worth $19-billion by the time the narrow-body enters service in mid-2014.

Bombardier and Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China Ltd. have agreed to co-operate as they develop planes that will take on the industry’s giants, Airbus and Boeing, which dominate sales of narrow-bodied aircraft. China is seen as a major growth market for the industry.